Special Interest Sea Angling in the Westfjords

Flight from various airports to Iceland. You will be met by our team at Keflavik International Airport. From here, a bus transfer will take you to the camp you have booked in the Westfjords. The Fisk Club bus departs from Keflavik Airport on Tuesdays and Fridays at around 17:00. The journey takes approx. 7 hours (including stops for shopping and meals). Several rental cars are available for collective use in the camps.

NEW HOUSE TYPE CATTLE HOUSE: Our captain's houses in Sudureyri, built in 2023, make your stay in the Westfjords even more comfortable. The houses have new furnishings, a larger living room than the sailor's houses, a dishwasher, a washing machine and a dryer.

The next few days are all about “fishing until your arms ache”. On the last day in the Westfjords, the bus transfer (incl. luggage) starts in the morning and takes you back to the capital Reykjavik, which you will reach in the late afternoon.

Your fish package: Take up to 30 kg (66 lbs) of self-caught and self-filleted fish with you! You can take up to 20 kg (44 lbs) home with you on the return flight, the remaining 10 kg (22 lbs) will be sent to you free of charge.

Iceland's abundance of fish is mainly due to the special current conditions that prevail along the Westfjords. On its way from the Mexican coast, the warm Gulf Stream splits into three undercurrents at a ridge between Scotland and Iceland: the North Atlantic Current, the Norwegian Current and the Irminger Current. The latter transports comparatively warm water to Iceland's northwest coast. Here, the water masses meet the ice-cold tides of the East Greenland Current, which picks up and carries unimaginable amounts of micro-food from the Arctic Ocean on its way. These conditions are unique. Combined with the practically unpolluted waters and a sustainable fishing policy of the Icelanders, this leads to the gigantic abundance of fish off the northern Westfjords.

Our fishermen stay in our 3 bedroom cottages and flats that can accommodate up to 6 persons. The most usual and comfortable thing is for 4 persons to share a house and a boat. Fishing is from the 8 m offshore cabin boats with sea angling rods 20 - 50 lbs and strong reels with braided line, pilkers of approx 400-700 g, rubber fish of 20-30 cm and 300-500 g, and living bait as mackerel or octopus, which the guides always have available. The average fishing depth is 30-60 m, mostly sandy bottom, some shells, and almost no stones or rocks. The most common catch is Cod (up to 30 kg), Haddock (up to 6 pack), Wolf-fish (up to 12 kg), Monkfish (up to more than 20 kg), and even the Atlantic Halibut (up to 250 cm and more than 200 kg!). A 20 kg mixture of four different types of luxury frozen fish fillets is available in cooler bags for you to take home.

We offer a small selection of fishing equipment for hire, which is paid for in cash on site. However, we kindly ask you to request the number of items of equipment you require and, if applicable, guiding in advance when making your booking request (in the comments field).

Order the following equipment in advance at fiskclub.com:
- Floating suit € 50,- per stay/person
- Rod & reel € 50,- per stay/set
- Guiding (3 hours) € 150,-

With stronger drift, fishing with large rubber fish such as Storm, Royber Jig, Cut Bait Herring and Giant Jig Head is very successful, as these lures then have a very tempting game. Pilkers often have an advantage when there is little drift or when the water is still. Don't just fish exclusively on the bottom or near the bottom. Very often, the large cod and halibut in particular are a few meters above the bottom, even up to mid-water. Therefore, fish these depth zones systematically and you will certainly be successful.